Morphologic evaluation of injured and contralateral uninjured ankles in patients with unilateral chronic ankle instability.
Br J Radiol
; 95(1137): 20220155, 2022 Sep 01.
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| ID: mdl-35766941
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the morphological anatomy and abnormalities of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) in unilateral chronic ankle instability (CAI).METHODS:
22 patients (men women, 139; mean age, 28.95 ± 8.127 years) with unilateral CAI and 18 healthy volunteers (men women, 99, mean age, 28.33 ± 3.678 years) were recruited. MRI scans were divided into Group 1 (22 injured ankles), Group 2 (22 contralateral uninjured ankles), and Group 3 (36 healthy volunteer ankles). The morphologic variables, MRI signal intensity (SI) values were evaluated.RESULTS:
The ATFL proximal, intermediate, and distal sites and the CFL proximal and distal sites in Group 3 were narrower than those in Group 1 (P ï¼0.05). Both ATFL and CFL in Group 1 were thicker than those in Group 3 (P ï¼0.01). The proximal and intermediate sites of the ATFL and the proximal site of the CFL in Group 3 were narrower than those in Group 2 (P ï¼0.01). The intermediate site of the ATFL and the proximal and distal sites of the CFL in Group 2 were thicker than those in Group 3 (P ï¼0.01). The mean SI values of the ATFL in Group 1 were higher than those in Groups 2 and 3 (P ï¼0.01). The ATFL and CFL SI values were higher in Group 2 than those in Group 3 (P ï¼0.05).CONCLUSION:
Both the injured and contralateral uninjured ankles had wider ATFL and CFL, more thickness, and higher SI values compared with those of healthy volunteer ankles. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE High-resolution three-dimensional MRI provides a potential tool assisting clinical decision on the treatment and rehabilitation therapy of patients with unilateral CAI.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ankle Injuries
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Lateral Ligament, Ankle
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Joint Instability
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Radiol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China